Monthly Archives: March 2012

A small but important step

I was happy to see Christopher Rosacker’s story on the struggle of the native Nisenan people to gain recognition in Saturday’s Union. There has been an ongoing effort to at least partially right the injustices inflicted on the tribe since 1849, and … Continue reading

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Inept vs. Insane – March Madness

March has come in like a lion, at least for the hapless residents of the eastern states. Hot air from the south colliding with a cold wind from the north created an army of tornadoes, marching across the landscape like … Continue reading

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An Ill Wind

I turned on the telly this afternoon to watch a little news and witnessed the devastation of entire communities from the cluster of tornadoes making their way through the midwest. Scary stuff. There was no news on casualties as I … Continue reading

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The emperor has no clothes

Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.     -Mark Twain That may have been true in Twain’s day, but times have definitely changed. Presently, public nudity is acceptable in the city of San Francisco. The … Continue reading

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